Types of fibresChandrasekaran, R. and Stubbs, G.International Tables for Crystallography (2012). Vol. F,
Section 19.5.2,
pp. 583-584
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Types of fibres 19.5.2. Types of fibres Fibres fall into essentially two classes with respect to the degree of ordering of the polymer chains. Within each class, there are varying degrees of disorder; furthermore, many fibres exhibit properties intermediate between those of the two ideal classes. In noncrystalline fibres, the polymers ...

IntroductionChandrasekaran, R. and Stubbs, G.International Tables for Crystallography (2012). Vol. F,
Section 19.5.1,
p. 583
[ doi:10.1107/97809553602060000871 ]
Introduction 19.5.1. Introduction Many biopolymers are long helical structures and have a natural tendency to form fibres. This tendency severely impedes the growth of single crystals from these polymers, and even if crystals can be grown, the molecular interactions in the crystals rarely correspond to the biologically significant interactions in the ...